IN RECOGNITION of St. Dominic de Guzman’s apostolic deeds, the Campus Ministry Chapel at the Tan Yan Kee Student Center will be officially named after the founder of the Order of Preachers to commemorate his feast on August 8.
The Center for Campus Ministry (CCM) will lead the rededication rites of the chapel at the third floor of the Student Center on August 5, starting with a Mass to be celebrated by the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy Rev. Fr. Norberto Castillo, O.P.
“We find it right and proper to name the chapel after him because there is yet no place in UST named after him,” Richard Pazcoguin, Campus Ministry assistant director, said.
Pazcoguin said St. Dominic de Guzman, is a model for his undying passion for learning.
“We have to remember that we owe this institution to the Dominican Order. What is so admirable with them is that they are simple and intelligent,” he said. “They were mendicants (who relied on charitable donations) but they have the passion for study and learning. We can get a lot from the Dominican tradition of studying like the love of truth.”
The celebration of the feast which lands on a Sunday, will be moved to August 6, Friday. The CCM will also hold a youth mass at the Santissimo Rosario Parish at 5 p.m. sponsored by the Student Religious Organizations, Central Student Council, and Student Organizations Coordinating Council. Jennifer M. Orillaza
